Prof. Dr. Martin Krönke - Curriculum Vitae

Academic education

1993: Board Certification “Microbiology, Virology and Epidemiology”
1989: Board Certification “Laboratory Medicine”
1979: M.D., Faculty of Medicine, University of Mainz, Germany

Professional employments and appointments

since 2022: Senior Research Group Leader, Center for Molecular Medicine University of Cologne
2011 – 2018: Chairman, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF)
2002 – 2011: Chairman, Center for Molecular Medicine University of Cologne 
1999 – 2022: Professor and Chairman, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University Hospital, University of Cologne
1995 – 1999: Professor and Chairman, Institute of Immunology, University Hospital, Kiel
1991 – 1995: Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Technical University Munich
1989 – 1991: Heisenberg-Professor of the DFG, University of Göttingen
1985 – 1989: Senior Scientist, Clinical Research Group, Max-Planck-Society, Göttingen
1983 – 1985: Postdoctoral fellowship (DFG), National Cancer Institute,   National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
1980 – 1983: Postdoc, Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Mainz

Research topics

Pathogen-host interactions
Epitope-specific vaccine development
Early Clinical Trials

Honours and awards

2020: University of Cologne, Award for Scientific Lifetime Achievement
2001: Leibniz-Award, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
2000: Heinz Maurer’s Prize for Dermatological Research
1994: SmithKline Beecham’s Scientific Award for Basic Medical Research 
1989: Recipient of the DFG Heisenberg Scholarship
1987: Johann-Georg-Zimmermann-Fond’s Prize
1983: Recipient of a DFG Fellowship Award
1979: Johannes-Gutenberg-University Scientific Award for Medical Students 

Publications

Link to PubMed